who are these sneaky people complaining off list. i enjoy john's peotry very
much and i have been under the inpression that that fluxlist is about freedom
of expression in the arts. we have garden discussions which could be said to
be off topic (if there ever was one) and those are fun. so why this fuss.
don't these complainers have a delete button? that's what i do when i don't
want to read something.
john's poetry has been very inspiring and educational. i think it terrible
that this would even be an issue.
don't forget, it was this kind of small mindedness that drove ken freidman off
the list which has been a grreat loss. let's not do it again.
FREEDOM FOR FLUXLIST
carol
Sol Nte wrote:
>
> Reed wrote:
>
> >There have been some complaints about the volume and frequency of John's
> posting his work to FLUXLIST and a faction has given him notice and asked
> him to cease and desist. <
>
> Have I missed a post? I saw no complaint on the list. If this is happening
> offlist I would just like to point out that people should not complain in
> this way. This list is a democracy and anyone who wishes to complain or make
> a point should do so publicly.
>
> As far as I'm concerned I think John's Literary experiments are a welcome
> addition to the list and in reading these little pieces it is nice to
> consider the simple beauty of these linguistic/structural transformations.
>
> Reed also wrote:
>
> >I would just like to ask the so-called "faction" group to reconsider their
> request and to begin a dialogue so that somehow an agreement can be reached
> as to how John can continue to participate in FLUXLIST without some feeling
> that he is using it to promote his own work only. Also, one must take into
> account that poetry is what poets do. Maybe he could post larger
> installments less frequently or just cut back to an acceptable volume for
> the rest of the list?<
>
> Currently Fluxlist is fairly low traffic. I see no problem in anything John
> has posted thus far. May I remind anyone who has approached John offlist
> about this (which I presume is the case with this "faction group") that
> anyone who is making a serious request to suppress what John chooses to post
> to Fluxlist should be making their statements publicly...in extreme
> situations the listowner group would moderate on this.
>
> Could I ask that anyone who has said anything to John about this either make
> a public statement to the list or ceases bothering him. I don't think anyone
> would think John uses Fluxlist to promote his own work, as I understand it
> he merely offers altered language for our consideration...John's
> contributions are a sharing of creative endeavour which is something that
> Fluxus and Fluxlist value very highly indeed.
>
> cheers,
>
> Sol.
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carol starr
taos, new mexico, usa
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